Towards the end of the February I decided to do a walking Rhino safari in the beautiful Nakuru National Park, Kenya with a few friends. The scenery is absolutely beautiful and I had already encountered many animals such as giraffes, baboons and antelopes, when our guide attempted to get a close up of the elusive black Rhino. Our group followed the guide, cameras at the ready for around an hour and we were starting to feel like we wouldn't get the chance to see them, when all of a sudden we felt the ground start to shake and we heard the sound of animals running. We turned around to see three black rhinos charging towards us, flattening anything in their path. My heart started to race and everyone panicked but the guide was too far ahead to help. We didn't know what to do so under the pressure we all ran towards the nearest trees and climbed them. After a few moments of holding our breaths and not daring to move an inch the rhinos changed course and missed us. I can honestly say I have never been so scared in my life, I thought it was game over and the feeling of panic did not leave me until the end of the day when I realized the incredible experience we had been through. Black and white rhinos are similar only what differs is that white rhino is much more solid than he black normally a good 15 centimeters higher at the shoulder weighing 1500 to 2000 kilos, making it the biggest of all land dwelling animal after the elephant. With its square lips this species is a grazer not a browser like the black rhino. The average size of the rhinoceros horn is 15 to 19 centimeters for the front and just under 53 for the rear horn. Ironically if the horns were removed they would eventually grow again.
ETT-Kenya Holidays Desk
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